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Stockyards Exchange Building

January 27, 2020 By htc

Stockyards Exchange Building - South St. Paul

South St. Paul’s rise and fall as the king of the meat packing industry began in 1886 and lasted for over one hundred and twenty years. Today, however, most of what was once one of the largest stockyard operations in the world has been lost to the wrecking ball.  As the meat packing operations in […]

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alpheus B. Stickney, Armour & Company, Barker-Karpis Gang, Dakota County, Historic Concord Exchange, Historic South St. Paul Architecture, Historic South St. Paul Buildings, Historic Twin Cities Architecture, Historic twin Cities Buildings, National Register of Historic Places, Reed and Stem, Richardsonian Romaesque, South St. Paul, St. Paul Union Stockyards, Stockyards Exchange, Swift & Company

Washington County Historic Courthouse

August 30, 2019 By htc

High atop the bustling river town of Stillwater sits the oldest courthouse in the state of Minnesota.  Built on what is known as Zion’s Hill, the Washington County Historic Courthouse has watched over the birthplace of Minnesota for almost 150 years. [Go to photo gallery] Minnesota’s First Call to Order The first court session in […]

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Augustus F. Knight, Augustus Knight, Greek Revival, Historic Courthouse, Historic Stillwater Architecture, Historic Stillwater Buildings, Historic Twin Cities Architecture, Historic twin Cities Buildings, Italianate, National Register of Historic Places, Neoclassical, Stillwater, Twin Cities History, Washington County, Washington County Historic Courthouse

Grain Belt Brew House

March 3, 2019 By htc

Old Grain Belt Brewery Building - Minneapolis

When it comes to beer, the Twin Cities has a very rich brewing history. Names like Schmidt, Hamm’s, Gluek’s, and Grain Belt immediately come to mind when reminiscing about the great breweries that once dominated the local industry. As demand for their products increased in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, large brewery complexes were […]

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Beer, Brew House, Brewery, F.D. Norenburg Brewing, Frederick W. Wolff, Germania Brewing, Grain Belt, Heinrich Brewing, Hennepin County, Historic Minneapolis Architecture, Historic Minneapolis Buildings, Historic Twin Cities Architecture, Historic twin Cities Buildings, Irwin Jacobs, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Brewing Company, National Register of Historic Places, Northeast Minneapolis, Orth Brewing, Romanesque Revival, William L. Lehle

Pillsbury Hall – University of Minnesota

October 29, 2018 By htc

The University of Minnesota ‘s Old Campus Historic District is home to a number of impressive buildings built before the turn of the 20th century.  Standing out among these as an iconic symbol of the founding of the University is Pillsbury Hall.  An imposing and stately structure, Pillsbury Hall was built on the growing campus […]

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Arts and Crafts, Gothic, Harvey Ellis, Hennepin County, Historic Minneapolis Architecture, Historic Minneapolis Buildings, Historic Twin Cities Architecture, Historic twin Cities Buildings, John S. Pillsbury, Minneapolis, National Register of Historic Places, Pillsbury Hall, Prairie School, University of Minnesota, Victorian

Old Dakota County Courthouse

July 31, 2018 By htc

Just south of the new, modern bridge that spans the Mississippi river carrying traffic into Hastings sits a historic reminder of the beauty and craftsmanship used in 19th century civil architecture.  The old Dakota County Courthouse is likely the first thing people notice as they travel south on Highway 61 crossing the river into the […]

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: A.M. Radcliff, Augustus Gauger, Courthouse, Dakota County, Hastings, Historic Hastings Architecture, Historic Hastings Buildings, Historic Twin Cities Architecture, Historic twin Cities Buildings, Italian Villa, National Register of Historic Places, Renaissance Revival

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